Mail-bag receiving and delivering apparatus.



. A No. 897,521. PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

R. a. CASS.

MAIL BAG RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1908.

Application filed January 9, 1908. Serial No. 410,019. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH G. CASS, a citizen of Canada, residin at Fitch Bay, in the Province of Quebec an Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvments in Mail-Bag Receiving and Delivering Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mail-bag receiving and delivering apparatus, and has for its object to provide an apparatus of this character which will be simple, strong, durable and efiicient construction.

A further object of this invention is to rovide an apparatus of this character where- By mail-bags may be delivered from fast movin trains without injury to the contents of the ag.

Other objects and advantages will be 'apparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without de arting from the spirit of the invention.

11 the drawin s formin a portion of this specification, and in whic like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a top lan view of a mail car showing a mail-bag elivering apparatus and its co-engaging receiver, Fi 2 is a sectional view on the line'44 of ig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1, 4 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Tteferring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a railway car A, and this car is provided with the'usual doorwag B, as shown.

ecured upon the ceiling of the car A, there are shown brackets 5 and 6 respectively, and

these brackets are provided at their lower ends with enlarged heads 7. Each head 7 is provided with a horizontally disposed passage 8. The bracket 6 is arranged at a higher elevation than the bracket 5, for a pur ose to be hereinafter described. The brac ets 5 and 6 are arranged transversely of the car, and these brackets are dis osed adjacent the doorway B, as shown. T e brackets 5 and 6 are thus arranged to support a slidable bar 9, and this bar is arranged with ortions disosed in the assages 8 of each ead 7. The bar 9 is beve ed in two directions as shown at 10 and 11 at its outer end, and against one of extending plate 29 which is carrie provided with depending hooks 13 and 14,

and these hooks are thus arranged to receive the ring 15 of a mail bag 16. The bar 9 is provided with notches 17 and 18 u on its under side, and the head 7 of the brac et 6 is provided with a spring actuated dog 19 which is arranged for engagement at times in the notches 17 and 18 respectively. A coil re tractile spring 20 is secured as shown at 21 to the ceiling of the car, and at the opposite end this spring is secured to the inner end of the rod 9 as shown at 22. It will thus be seen that the rod 9 is normally held with its hooks 13 and 14 inwardly of the doorway B of the car. The spring actuated dog 19 is provided with an operating cord 23, and this cord is extended within the car at a point in con-, venient reach of the mail clerk.

A vertically disposed standard 24 is arranged adjacent the railway track C, and this standard 24 is provided with laterally extending supporting legs 25. The standard 24 is connected and braced by rods 26 which are secured at their lower ends upon the supporting feet 25. The standard 24 is preferably hollow, and slidably arranged within this standard there is shown a second stand.- ard 27. The standard 27 is rovided with an indicating finger 28, and t iiis finger is arranged for co-engagement with an \(1ipW8J'dly by the standard 24. The plate 29 is provided with suitable degree marks whereby each standard 27.may be adjusted to properly act in conjunction with the delivering apparatus carried by the car.

The standard 2.7 is provided with an arm 30, and this arm is arranged in arallel relation to the track C, as shown. e outer end of the arm 30 is hooked as shown at 31. Depending from the arm 30 at a point adjacent the standard 24 there is shown a coil spring 32, and at the lower end this spring is connected with downwardly diverging arms 33. The arms 33 are arranged cross-wise of the bar 30, and these arms are thus arran ed to receive the upper end of a buffer 34. lower end, the buffer 34 is provided with upwardly inclined arms 35, and at the outer ends of each of'these arms there are connected springs 36 and 37 res ectively, and these springs are provided wit snap hooks 38 at t eir ower ends which are arranged to engage staples 39 upon a platform 40. The center of the arms 35 is providedwith a rin tthe V of a third spring 42. The spring 42 is also provided with a snap hook 43 at its lower end which is arranged to engage a staple 44, as shown.

In use, when a train is traveling in the direction of the arrow as shown in Flg. 1 it will be seen that the spring actuated dog 19 is released from the outermost notch 17, a mail bag having been placed reviously upon the hooks 14, the weight of the bag being reater than the strength of the spring 20 wil carry the bag 16 outwardly of the car, and in a position so that the ring 15 of the mail-bag will be received upon the arm 30, and upon travel of the car it will be seen that the bag 16 will come in contact with the buffer 34 whereupon the sprin s 36, 37, and 42 will be acted u on to retar the movement of the bag. S ould the bag be forced toward the outer end of the arm 30 it will be seen that the ring 15 will engage the hooked end 31 and thereby check further movement of the bag 15.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a car having a slidable bar, bag su porting means carried by said bar, means or holding the bag supporting means normally within the car and a spring latch engageab e at times with said bar, of a receiving apparatus located ad'a cent the car and comprisin an adjusta le standard having a horizontal y'disposed arm, and a yieldable buffer suspended from said arm and arranged transversely thereof.

' 2. The combination with a car havin a slidable bag su orting bar, means for holding said bar normailfy within the arc, and a spring latch engageable at times with the bar, of a bag receiving apparatus located adjacent the car and comprising a vertically adjustable standard having a horizontally dis osed arm, a sup ort for said standard, a uffer suspended rom said arm, and springs carried' by said support and engaged with said buffer.

3. In a mail bag receiving apparatus the combination with a vertically dis osed standard, and an adjustable stand ard carried thereby, said adjustable standard havinga horizontally disposed bag receiving arm, of a yieldable buffer suspended from said horizontally disposed arm.

4. In a mail-bag delivering apparatus, the combination with a car, of a slidable bar car-' ried thereby, bag supporting means carried by said bar at the outer end thereof, spring means for holding said bar normally within 1tJhe car, and a spring latch engaged with said 5. In a mail-bag delivering apparatus, the combination with a car, of a slidable bar carried thereby, bag su porting means carried at the outer end of t e bar, means for holding the bag supporting means normally within the car, and aspring latch engageable at times with thebar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

RALPH GEORGE cAss.

Witnesses:

HENRY EDGAR OHAssERELn, ALFRED NEVILLE THOMPSON. 

